you may have heard in the budget there are changes to FTB advances starting July 1 - pending passing parliament
anyone that has a continuous advance in place for every July and January will still receive an advance in July but it won't be as large as previous years as it will be a transitional advance to take you from old rules to new rules.
the amount of the advance available is going to change for everyone - it will now be paid based on the number of children you have, your income estimate, and what you can reasonably afford to pay back - and you can have more than one advance on the go at a time, provided you haven't exceeded certain limits.
the calculation is not a simple one so i'm not going to go into it here - just wanted it out there as i know a LOT of people are used to receiving their $330ish dollar extra payment in July - and it simply won't be that much this July so i'm getting in early.
you can apply for further advance using phone or net online services, or you can phone the call centre. be aware if you need to call, FAO is about to enter it's peak period (not that we've had any down time with the natural disasters lol) so call wait times will be very high so if you can do it online, please give it a go (for your own sanity as much as anything - the hold music is terrible!)

